The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

TEXAS Siftings: wink in time strengthens
the soda water.
TID-BITs: It is a hard thing to keep your
soul and body together. 1t is great deal harder
to keep your mouth together
SENATOR ELECT REAGAN is said to be model
of kindness and good humor in his domestic
life. He is never cross and never swears.
TID-BITs: Young woman itimidly to clerk
I would like to look at some false hair, please.
Clerk (experienced) Yes, ma'am. What color
does your friend wanta Sale effected.
AN Albany hermit who had lived for years in
a dugout in the suburbs of that city, did not
survive removal to the almshouse but few
days. Luxury and excitement killed him.
ZoBEHR PAsHA, the king of the African slave
hunters, has been prisoner for some time at
Gibraltar. He is shrewd dealer in African
negroes, but has never specialized in baseball
players.
Mr.. GEORGE KELLER, of Hartford, the de-
sgner, of the Garfield monument in Cleveland
was married LAST week at Edinburg to a daughter
of DR.. William Smith, head of the Free Church
of Scotland.
W. W. CoRcoRAN, the Washington philan-
thropist. is failing rapidly, and appears twenty
years older than he was year ago. He is in his
eighty ninth year, and it is feared his days are
nearly numbered.
JOAQUIN MILLER has written an alleged poem,
beginning, "a beautiful stream is the river of
rest" Mr. Miller cannot give us too many
streams of rest. Two or three oceans of rest
wouldn't be a bad idea.
THE Rev. Dr.. Phillips Brooks is in the habit
of saying to any mother who admringly shows
him her infant. ooh. that's baby" leaving the
mother convinced that it is the only baby in the
world and himself utterly uncommltted.
f.TNS
patent-lever." remarked dull young man at
II O'Clock the other night, to a K-street girl
II hope some one will get the agency in Wash
ington she said in distinct and business-like
| tone, and didn't say anything further
SENATOR INGALLs's present home at Atchison,
Kan, comprises the same house in which he
and his wife spent their honeymoon. together
with various wings and rooms that have been
added from time to time. Originally there were
only four looms. Now there are eighteen.
GEN. Won ScHAAcK, one of the attaches of the
| New York custom house, is soon to be married
to Mrs. Lena Torges. one Of the principal stock
| holders of the Cincinnati Frele Presse. Mrs.
| Torpess husband was the founder of the Freie
Presse, and she is said to be of the best bust
| ness women in the great State of Ohio.
| Mr.. JUSTICE CH1TTY, of London, recently
heard a case concerning some agricultural i'm
plements and household furniture. One of the
| lawyers was very prosv, and after talking
| about the implements until the court was nearly
| asleep said: ''And now, my Lord I will ad-
| dress myself to the furniture" You have been
doing that for an hour already replied Mr..
Justice Gritty.
able fan owned and used by Martha Washing
ton. On it is painted the only portrait extant
| of Washington in his youth. 1t represents him
at the age of seventeen, CLAD in capt aims uni
| form. About him are angels, Roddesses and In
dams The painting is in good state of preser
walton, and the fan is considered one of tho mos
| interesting historic relics in the country
W. A. HEIDENBERG. of Newark, has, perhaps
the most valuable piece of watch property con
fined in silver cases. It records the days of tht
month aud week, the hours, quarters. minutes
and seconds rings and sings, and does abou
| everyt thing else but talk. Mr.. Heidelberg hat
| it made to order in Switzerland recently Will,
| he was abroad, and while the works are the cost
| Hest and most reliable made, he had them pu
| into common silver cases.
j. NJ. HOPPER the undertaken who had charc
of the Beecher funeral, rather prides himself o.
the fact that he has buried great many Adolf
tionists. Not because it has been desirable t,
get the Aboltionists out of the way but becaus
many anti-slavery people in Brooklyn have die,
since he has been in business. Mr.. Hopper hat
charge of the body of John Brown after tn
latter was executed, during the time it was il
New York. He has buried three generations O
the Beecher family.
EDWARD JONAS and ex-United States Senate
Jonas, of New Orleans had q strange experience
at the battle of Shiloh. The former was capt
ured carly in the day by tho confederates, an,
later on his brother became a prisoner of tn
Union forces. Edward was sent to Libb,